Bottle holder



March 14, 1944. M. H. LIGHTER 2,344 255 BOTTLE HOLDER Filed March 8, 1943 I l\\\\\\\\\\\\\i INVEN TOR Patented Mar. 14, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE HOLDER Martin H. Lichter, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii Application March 8, 1943, Serial No. 478,373

6 Claims.

This invention relates in general to bottle holding devices and in particular to a holder, adjustable by air pressure, for nursing bottles whereby the height and angle of the bottle may be easily and quickly adjusted to facilitate feeding.

Without easily adjustable means for holding the nursing bottle at the proper height and angle, I have found that the feeding of the baby is impeded and usually necessitates continuous personal attention in order to insure constant flow of liquid and the completion of the feeding.

The present practice, generally, is to prop up the bottle with pads made of towels or other such means. This usually lasts only momentarily as the bottle is quickly displaced and falls out of reach of the babys mouth, and further attention is necessary to place the bottle back in suitable feeding position.

With my bottle holding device, however, the position of the bottle as to height and angle will be so maintained by air pressure as to insure constant gravity feeding upon manipulation of the nipple.

The objects of my invention are, therefore, first, to provide in a device of the class described, a base member, a bottle holder above the base member, and means between the base member and the bottle holder for adjusting the height and angle of the bottle holder.

Second, to provide means operated by air pressure for the adjustment of the device.

Third, to adapt a portion of the base member as an inflation means for the bottle holder adjusting means.

The constructon, operation, and objects and advantages of my invention will be better understood by reference to the following specification in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of one form of my invention, shown in deflated position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing the device in inflated position, the bottle being shown in elevation and in angular relation to the base.

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view, partly in cross section of a modified form of my invention.

Referring now to the drawing by numerals of reference, I designates a base which is preferably made of solid rubber or any other similar material which will render the base resilient. The upper portion 2 of the base, which may be of sponge rubber or other such similar suitable material, has a central transverse depression 3 formed between the upstanding side portions 4.

In this depression is positioned a bottle holder 5, preferably formed semicircular in shape and provided with resilient bottle holding clamps 6 adapted to securely hold the bottle I in position in the semicircular holder 5.

An airtight chamber 8 is formed by the upper portion 2 of the base I, the upstanding side portions 4, bellowed sides 9 and Ill, the bottle holder 5, and the top portions I I which extend longitudinally between the bottle holder 5 and the side portions 4. It is to be noted that sides 9 and ID are not equal when chamber 8 is inflated, one being provided with a greater number of bellow folds than the other, whereby inflation of chamber 8 will result in bottle holder 5 assuming an angular relation to the base I, the angle depending on the amount of inflation.

A passage I2 leads from chamber 8 to flexible tube I3 to which is attached a rubber inflation bulb I4, provided with a valve I5. This bulb may be of the same type generally used for blood pressure devices.

In the modification of my device shown in Fig. 3, I have made one side portion 4 hollow so as to form an inflation chamber IS in lieu of bulb M. An opening II is provided between chamber I6 and chamber 8'. A valve I8 is positioned in the outside wall of chamber I6 and provides means for exhausting the air from chamber 8 when it is desired to lower the bottle holder.

To operate the first form of my invention the valve I5 is opened and pressure applied to the bulb it until the chamber has been filled with sufficient air to support the bottle I in the desired angular position. The valve I5 is then closed.

In the modified form of the device, the valve I8 is opened and pressure is applied to the chamber l6, expanding chamber 8 to raise the bottle holder to the desired height and angle at which time the valve i8 is closed. To deflate the device it is merely necessary to open the valve I8 and permit the escape of air from the chamber 8.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a relatively simple and convenient bottle holder, easily operated and which will greatly facilitate the process of feeding from bottles.

Obviously, many changes in form, proportion, materials and details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I reserve all rights to such modifications as come within the scope of these specifications and the following claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, a base, a bottle support, and air pressure means carried by the base for adjusting the bottle support.

2. In a device of the class described, a base, a bottle support above the base, and an adjustable means between the base and the bottl support inflatable by air pressure for adjusting the position of the bottle support.

3. In a device of the class described, a base, a bottle support above the base, an expandible chamber between the base and the bottle support, and means for expanding the chamber any desired amount, whereby the bottle support may be adjusted to any desired position.

4. In a device of the class described, a base, a

bottle support above the base, an expandible' chamber between the base and the bottle support, two opposite ends of said chamber being elongatable to different heights, and means for expanding the chamber any desired amount whereby the height and angle of the bottle support may be varied.

5. In a device of the class described, a resilient base, a bottle support above the base, an expandible chamber between the base and the bottle support, a collapsible chamber in said base, said collapsible chamber connecting with the expandible chamber and comprising air pressure means adapted to expand the chamber to adjust the position of the bottle holder.

6. In a device of the class described, a resilient base having a transverse depression, a bottle support above the depression, an expandible chamber in the depression between the bottle support and the base, a collapsible chamber in said base adjacent the depression forming an air pressure means connected to the expandible last mentioned chamber and adapted to adjust the position of the bottle holder.

MARTIN H. LIGHTER. 

